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LOUISVILLE  ; 

SOWI.E  PRINTING  & ENGRAVING  CO. 
1898. 


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THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 


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OF  KENTUCKY, 


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GOVERNOR  W.  0.  BRADLEY, 


For  the  Period  Beginning  Jniy  I,  1895,  and  Ending  June  30,  1897. 


LOUISVILLE  : 

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1898. 


THE  STATE  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


To  His  Excellency^  Hon.  William  O.  Bradley.,  Governor  of  Kentucky: 

The  biennial  period  through  which  we  have  been  passing  since 
our  last  report  was  made  has  been  one  of  unusual  depression. 
The  scarcity  of  money  due  to  the  economic  has  compelled  peo- 
ple whose  means  are  relatively  small  to  cut  down  expenses,  and, 
unfortunately,  one  of  the  most  suggestive  means  of  economy 
with  this  class  is  to  retrench  in  the  outlay  for  education.  All 
professions  and  occupations  have  felt  the  strain,  but  it  has  come 
with  especial  severity  upon  the  agricultural  community,  from 
whom  so  large  a part  of  our  patronage  is  drawn.  A consider- 
able falling  off  in  the  matriculation  of  the  State  College  might, 
therefore,  have  been  looked  for.  We  have,  however,  held  our 
own  in  point  of  numbers.  Not  only  has  there  been  no  diminu- 
tion in  attendance,  but  there  has  been  a slight  increase  in  the 
totals.  If  the  college  proper  only  is  regarded,  the  increase  in 
numbers  has  been  gratifying  beyond  precedent  and  beyond  ex- 
pectation. Each  of  the  four  college  classes  has  increased  in  num- 
bers, and  the  present  collegiate  year  opens  with  much  larger 
classes  than  ever  before.  We  account  for  this  state  of  things 
partly  because  of  the  relations  which  we  have  established  with 
a number  of  the  best  high  schools  in  the  Commonwealth.  With 
the  Manual  Training  School,  of  Louisville,  for  example,  we 
agree  to  admit  their  graduates  without  examination  to  the  Sopho- 
more class.  A similar  arrangement  exists  with  a number  of 
other  schools  in  the  Commonwealth.  We  give  free  tuition  and 
matriculation  to  the  honor  pupils  of  such  accredited  schools. 
The  system  works  so  well  that  quite  a number  of  valuable  acces- 


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sions  have  been  gotten  in  this  way  for  the  past  two  years.  It 
stimulates  a wholesome  competition  in  such  schools  for  the  honor 
of  representing  the  graduating  class  in  the  State  College  of  Ken- 
tucky. We  append  herewith  a list  of  the  accredited  schools  with 
the  conditions  of  admission. 

PUBLIC  HIGH  SCHOOLS. 

tAshland,  J.  G.  Crabbe,  Superintendent. 
tBellevue,  J.  M.  N.  Downes,  Superintendent. 
tCarlisle,  W.  F.  Ramey,  Superintendent. 
tCatlettsburg,  J.  B.  Leech,  Superintendent. 
tCorydon,  C.  K.  Dudley,  Superintendent. 
tCovington,  John  Morris,  Superintendent. 
tCynthiana,  C.  A.  Leonard,  Superintendent. 
tDayton,  R.  M.  Mitchell,  Superintendent. 
jFlemingsburg,  J.  T.  Leahy,  Superintendent. 
tFrankfort,  McHenry  Rhoads,  Superintendent. 
tHarrodsburg,  C.  W.  Bell,  Superintendent. 
tHopkinsville,  Livingstone  McCartney,  Superintendent. 
tLawrenceburg,  H.  V.  Bell,  Superintendent. 

Lexington,  Rogers  Clay,  Superintendent, 
tjohnson  High  School,  W.  K.  Shelby,  Principal. 
tDudley  High  School,  Col.  Graves,  Principal. 

Louisville,  E.  H.  Mark,  Superintendent. 
tFemale  High  School,  W.  H.  Bartholomew,  Principal. 
tMale  High  School,  R.  P.  Halleck,  Principal. 

Manual  Training  High  School,  H.  G.  Brownell,  Principal. 

To  Soph.  M.  E.  Course. 
tMarion,  Charles  Evans,  Superintendent. 
tMaysville  Male  High  School,  G.  E.  Hutchins,  Principal. 
tMaysville  Female  High  School,  Miss  Fanny  I.  Gordon, 
Principal. 

tMiddlesboro,  C.  H.  Gordinier,  Superintendent. 

§Mt.  Sterling,  Mrs.  N.  K.  Hibler,  Principal. 
tNewport,  John  Burk,  Superintendent. 


A.  AND  M.  COLLEGE  OE  KENTUCKY. 


tNicholasville,  R.  G.  Lowry,  Superintendent. 
tPaducah,  Geo.  O.  McBroom,  Snperintendent. 
tParis,  E.  W.  Weaver,  Superintendent. 
tSmithland,  Miss  Martha  Grassham,  Principal. 
tSomerset,  Alfred  Livingston,  Superintendent. 
tWinchester,  R.  M.  Ship,  Superintendent. 

PRIVATE  ACADEMIES  AND  HIGH  dCHOULS. 

JCynthiana,  Smith’s  Classical  School,  N.  E’.  Smith,  Prin- 
cipal. 

tFranklin,  Training  School,  McCutchen  and  Finn,  Prin- 
cipals. 

tHenderson,  Henderson  High  School,  W.  B.  Tharp,  Prin- 
cipal. 

§Lexington,  Private  School,  Miss  Ela  M.  Williams  Prin- 
cipal. 

tLexington,  Alleghan  Academy,  A.  N.  Gordon,  Principal. 
tLouisville,  St.  Xavier’s  College,  Bro.  James,  Principal. 
tOwenton,  Owenton  High  School,  H.  C.  Smith,  Principal. 
^Paris,  Boy’s  School,  Prof.  William  Yerkes,  Principal. 
jVersailles,  Rose  Hill  Seminary,  Miss  Gillie  Crenshaw,  Prin- 
cipal. 

J Williamsburg,  Williamsburg  Institute,  J.  N.  Prestridge, 
President. 

tWilliamsburg,  Williamsburg  Academy,  Prof.  Stevens, 
Principal. 

The  following  courses  of  study  are  in  effective  operation  each 
of  which  leads  to  a degree,  viz:  Agricultural,  Mechanical  En- 
gineering, Civil  Engineering  ; three  scientific  courses,  viz  : Math- 
ematical, Biological,  and  Chemical,  Classical  and  Normal  school. 


fAcciedited  to  Freshman  (or  higher  class  by  special  certificate), 
t Accredited  on  subjects  covered  by  certificates  of  proficiency. 
^Accredited  to  Freshman  (Elementary  Physics  excepted). 


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There  is  likewise  an  academy  established  in  connection  with 
the  college,  which  prepares  students  who  have  completed  only 
the  Common  School  Course  to  enter  the  Freshman  class.  The 
academy  is  under  the  management  of  a principal  and  three 
assistants. 

Within  the  current  collegiate  year  a course  in  Electrical  En- 
gineering has  also  been  established.  The  scientific  courses  and 
the  engineering  courses  of  study  supply  instruction  of  an  excep- 
tionally high  character,  each  being  well  equipped  with  the  ma- 
terial appliances  which  are  necessary  to  make  instruction  effec- 
tive. These  are  more  fully  indicated  in  the  reports  of  heads  of 
departments  which  accompany  this,  and  are  made  part  of  this 
report. 

For  two  years,-  the  period  covered  by  this  report,  we  were 
very  much  hampered  by  the  failure  of  .the  State  to  pay  the  inter- 
est on  the  bonds  which  represented  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of 
the  land  script  allotted  to  the  State  for  the  endowment  of  the  col- 
lege by  the  Land  Grant  Act  of  1862.  These  arrears  have  been 
paid,  and  provision  made  for  the  refunding  in  a bond  issued  by 
the  State  of  the  original  principal  of  the  Endowment  Fund. 

We  have  also  been  much  cramped  by  inadequate  accommo- 
dations for  class  room,  lecture  room  and  laboratory  instruction. 
This  will  be  remedied  in  the  future  by  the  facilities  afforded  by 
the  building  for  Natural  History,  now  almost  completed,  and 
which  we  hope  to  occupy  by  the  beginning  of  the  new  year.  A 
brief  description  of  this  building,  furnished  by  Prof.  Anderson, 
the  architect,  will  be  of  interest  to  the  public  and  show  the 
rapid  development  of  the  institution  with  the  opportunties  for 
doing  practical  work. 

Altogether  the  management  of  the  College  of  Kentucky 
have  every  reason  to  be  gratified  with  the  results  of  the  last  two 
years.  The  trustees  are  active,  interested  and  faithful,  prompt 
and  regular  in  their  attendance  upon  the  prescribed  meetings, 
and  assiduous  in  the  discharge  of  assigned  duties.  The  faculty 


A.  AND  M.  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKY 


are  men  of  ability  and  attainments  equal  to  the  requirements  of 
their  respttctive  positions.  Many  of  them  are  young  men  eager 
to  make  a reputation. 

An  increasing  proportion  of  matriculates  are,  as  a rule,  able  to 
pass  entrance  examinations  for  a higher  classification  than  for- 
merly, which  means  that  a larger  proportion  enters  the  regular 
College  classes.  Our  plant,  too,  has  grown  rapidly  since  1890, 
the  internal  keeping  pace  with  the  external  expansion.  We 
think  we  are  in  the  bounds  of  propriety  in  the  statement  that 
no  land-grant  college  south  of  the  Ohio  is  prepared  to  offer 
greater  advantages  to  students  to  provide  a greater  variety  of 
courses  of  study,  or  to  do  more  thorough  work  in  the  several 
lines  to  which  it  addresses  itself  than  the  State  College  of 
Kentucky. 

In  conclusion  we  desire  to  commend  the  State  College  of 
Kentucky  to  the  consideration  and  fostering  care  of  your  Excel- 
lency, and  through  you  to  the  liberality  and  patriotism  of  the 
Commonwealth.  We  have  the  honor  to  be. 

Your  obedient  servants, 

J.  T.  Gathright, 

J.  C.  Flournoy, 

' W.  F.  Peak, 

Committee. 


NEW  BUILDINGS  AND  IMPROVEMENTS. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  December  15,  1897'. 
President  Janies  K.  Pattei'son^  State  College  of  Kentucky,  Lexington,  Ky.: 

My  Dear  Sir  : At  your  request,  I have  the  honor  to  here- 
with make  report  to  you,  relative  to  the  buildings  that  have 
been  erected  on  the  State  College  grounds  during  the  current 
year,  together  with  certain  other  improvements  that  have  been 
made. 

NATURAL  SCIENCE  BUILDING. 

The  new  Natural  Science  building  just  completed  is  a three- 
story  structure,  exclusive  of  the  ten  foot  basement  under  the 
whole  building,  and  is  shown  by  the  accompanying  perspective 
view  and  floor  plans. 

The  building  is  built  of  Lexington  pressed  brick,  with  Bow- 
ling Green  cut  stone  trimmings.  The  roof  is  slate,  the  cornice 
and  cresting  of  galvanized  iron.  The  foundation  is  built  of 
Kentucky  limestone,  and  the  walls  of  the  same  are  rubble  work. 
The  building  is  plastered  with  cement  plaster;  glass  partitions 
and  tile  floors  have  been  placed  in  the  halls  and  vestibule.  The 
structure  cost  complete,  including  electric  lighting  and  steam 
heating,  $20,000.00. 

All  of  the  wood  work  is  yellow  pine,  finished  with  three 
coats  of  varnish. 

THE  CONSERVATORY. 

The  green  house  built  during  the  summer  as  a front  to  the 
old  green  house,  cost  $700.00.  The  foundation  is  limestone. 

THE  BOILER  HOUSE. 

The  new  heating  plant  was  completed  during  September,, 
and  the  old  boiler  house  remodeled.  The  improvement  cost 
$1,900.00. 


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OTHER  IMPROVEMENTS. 

The  old  Veterinary  building  has  been  remodeled,  to  be  used 
for  electrical  measurements  and  photometric  work.  A new  car- 
penter shop  has  been  erected,  to  be  used  by  those  persons  work- 
ing on  general  college  repairs. 

Considerable  work  has  been  done  on  the  college  grounds  in 
he  way  of  grading,  and  putting  in  new  lines  of  drain  pipes. 

Yours  truly, 

F.  Paul  Anderson. 


THE  EXPERIHENT  STATION. 


REPORT  OF  M.  A.  SCOVELL,  DIRECTOR, 

TO 

JAMES  K.  PATTERSON,  PH.  D,.  PRESIDENT 
OF  THE  COLLEGE. 

Pi'esideiit  James  K.  Patterson: 

Dear  Sir: — I have  the  honor  to  submit  herewith  a report 
from  the  Experiment  Station  covering  the  period  from  July  ist, 
1895,  to  June  30th,  1897. 

The  general  work  of  the  Station  has  been  along  the  lines  of : 

I.  Chentical  Investigations. 

II.  Analysis  of  Commercial  Fertilizer^. 

III.  Tests  of  Commercial  Fertilizers  on  soils  in  different 
parts  of  the  State. 

IV.  Entomological  and  Botanical  Investigations^. 

V.  Tests  of  Different  Varieties  of  Field  Crops. 

VI.  Dairy  Tests. 

VII.  Meteorological  Observations. 

\^III.  Correspondence. 

THE  STAFF. 

I am  pleased  to  report  that  but  a few  changes  have  been  made 
in  our  station  staff.  It  is  evident  that  with  a permanent  force  in- 
vestigations,  running  through  a period  of  years,  can  be  much  bet- 
ter carried  out  than  if  the  members  of  the  staff  were  changing.  Mr. 
T.  S.  Hawkins,  foreman  of  the  Farm,  resigned  in  February  1896, 
and  Dr.  R.  J.  Spurr  was  elected  Superintendent  of  Field  Experi- 
ments. He  continued  with  us  until  a few  days  before  his  death, 
March  8,  1897  His  plans,  if  carried  out,  would  have  resulted  in 
much  good.  All  feel  the  keenest  sorrow  that  he  could  not  be 
spared  to  carry  out  his  plans  and  purposes.  Since  Dr.  Spurr’s 
death  Mr.  J.  N.  Harper  has  been  acting  foreman.  Mr.  Harper 

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EXPERIMENT  station  BUIEDING. 


BARN— EXPERIMENT  STATION  FARM. 


DAIRY  BUIEDING — EXPERIMENT  STATION  FARM. 


A.  AND  M.  COLDKGK  OF  KENTUCKY. 


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was  elected  Dairyman,  February  15,  1896,  and  is  still  with  us 
in  that  capacity.  The  Station  staff  is  now  made  up  as  follows  : 

M.  A.  ScovEUU, 

JJirtctor  and  Chemist. 

A.  M.  Pktkr,  H.  K.  Curtis, 

Chemists. 

H.  Gakman, 

Entomologist  and  Botanist. 

C.  W.  Mathews, 

Horticulturist. 

V.  E.  Muncy, 

Weather  Obseror. 

J.  N.  Harper, 

Dairyman  and  Acting  Foreman  of  the  Farm. 

Miss  A.  M.  Sheep v, 

.stenographer. 

EQUIPMENT. 

Much  has  been  added  to  the  Station  in  the  way  of  buildings 
and  equipment  during  the  two  years. 

The  facilities  for  the  work  of  the  Chemical  Division  have 
been  increased  by  the  addition  to  the  laboratory  of  the  room 
used  by  the  late  Dr.  Robt.  Peter  as  the  laboratory  of  the  Geolog- 
ical Survey.  The  equipment  of  our  chemical  laboratory  now  is 
very  complete. 

An  Insectory  has  been  built  for  the  Entomological  Division 
costing  nearly  $2200.00.  Prof.  Garman  has  personally  super- 
intended the  construction  of  it.  It  is  constructed  with  all  the 
latest  modern  improvements. 

A $2000.00  dairy  house  for  experimental  purposes  has  been 
built  and  equipped  for  thorough  experiments  in  the  dairy  line. 

An  addition  to  the  dairy  barn  has  been  made.’  We  are  still 
in  need  of  additional  facilities  to  keep  apace  with  the  rapid  de- 
velopment of  the  Station. 


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ANALYSIS  AND  INSPECTION  OF  COMMERCIAL  FERTILIZERS. 

In  accordance  with  the  State  law  we  have  continued  the  in- 
spection of  Commercial  Fertilizers.  This  has  taken  the  time  of  one 
of  our  Chemists  continually  and  a portion  of  the  time  of  the  other. 
The  fertilizer  trade  is  constantly  increasing  in  our  State  and 
consequently  this  work  becomes  greater  every  year.  The  reve- 
nue obtained  from  this  source  has  so  far  met  the  expenses  incurred 
but  the  time  will  soon  come,  I anticipate  when  so  many  samples 
may  be  sent  for  free  analysis  that  the  funds  accruing  from  this 
source  will  not  meet  the  expenses.  The  law  provides  that  farm- 
ers may  send  samples  of  fertilizers  under  proper  restrictions  to 
the  Director  for  free  analysis.  This  provision,  I think  a very 
proper  one,  and  the  farmers  should  be  encouraged  in  sending 
samples,  but  I think  some  change  in  the  law  should  be  made 
whereby  this  work  may  be  continued  without  loss  to  the  Station 
and  at  the  same  time  with  no  additional  expense  to  the  farmers. 
Results  of  our  analyses  of  inspections  are  given  in  bulletins  56^ 
60,  64,  65  and  68. 

FERTILIZER  TESTS. 

We  have  made  a number  of  field  tests  with  fertilizers  to  find 
out  practically  the  wants  of  the  soil.  These  tests  have  been  made 
in  various  parts  of  the  State  and  we  have  some  results  which  are 
very  marked.  This  field  survey  of  the  State  is  incomplete  and 
owing  to  the  inexperience  of  farmers  and  the  many  mishaps  from 
growing  crops  it  may  be  years  before  our  work  is  completed  in 
this  line. 

CROP  TESTS. 

We  have  continued  the  tests  of  crops  mainly  for  the  purpose 
of  studying  varieties.  The  varietal  tests  have  been  materially 
under  the  charge  of  the  Horticultural  Division. 

GRASS  PLOTS. 

Prof.  Garman  has  been  engaged  in  the  tests  of  a large  number 
of  different  varieties  of  grasses,  clovers  and  forage  plants.  The 
varieties  of  grasses  and  clovers  have  been  collected  at  different 
periods  of  growth  and  sent  to  the  laboratory  tor  analysis.  It  is 


A.  AND  M.  CODDEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


the  purpose  to  have  these  grasses  analyzed  that  their  different 
feeding  values  may  be  ascertained,  and  results  published  in  the 
form  of  a bulletin. 

STUDY  OF  METHODS  OF  ANALYSIS. 

It  is  necessary  in  order  to  carry  on  new  experiments  in  the 
chemical  way  to  develop  new  and  approved  apparatus  and  to 
devise  rapid  methods  for  work..  Some  considerable  time  has 
been  spent  in  such  work.  During  1896  the  work  of  Prof.  Peter 
was  confined  almost  entirely  to  the  study  of  soil  analyses. 

THE  USE  OF  PARIS  GREEN  TO  DESTROY  THE  TOBACCO  WORfl. 

We  have  made  many  experiments  in  this  line  and  the  work 
is  still  under  investigation. 

DAIRY  EXPERiriENTS. 

We  have  continued  our  experiments  in  the  study  of  variations 
of  butter  fat  in  the  milk  of  dairy  cows.  Our  records  now  cover 
nearly  six  years  of  continuous  work. 

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ENTOnOLOGICAL  WORK. 


The  work  in  this  line  covers: 

Experiments  in  checking  potato  scab. 

Experiments  with  apple  rot  and  coddling  moth. 
Experiments  with  broom  rape. 

Experiments  with  parasitic  fungus  in  destroying  chinch  bug. 
Examination  of  the  orchards  of  the  State  for  San  Jose  Scale 
and  other  diseases. 

CORRESPONDENCE. 

Much  of  the  time  of  the  Director  has  been  given  up  to  an- 
swering inquiries  coming  to  the  office  from  farmers  of  the  State. 
This  work  has  been  encouraged  and  I believe  should  be  further 
developed. 


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PUBLICATIONS. 

During  the  two  years  we  have  published  13  bulletins  and 
one  annual  report  and  have  a second  annual  report  filed  with 
the  Governor. 

The  bulletins  aggregate  270  pages  and  are  as  follows: 
Bulletin  No.  56.  Analysis  of  Commercial  Fertilizers. 

“ No.  57.  Wheat  Experiments;  oats  experiments. 

“ No.  58.  Cut  worms  in  Kentucky. 

“ No.  59.  Spraying  Experiments  in  1895. 

“ No.  60.  Analysis  of  Commercial  Fertilizers. 

1.  Official  analysis- 

2.  Analysis  of  farmers’  and  inspectors’ 
samples. 

“ No.  61.  Potatoes. 

1.  Experiments  with  fertilizers. 

2.  Injurious  fungus  pests. 

3.  Tests  of  varieties. 

“ No.  62.  Strawberries. 

“ No.  63.  Tobacco. 

“ No.  64.  Analysis  of  Commercial  Feitilizers. 

‘‘  No.  65.  Analysis  of  Commercial  Fertilizers. 

“ I.  Official  analysis. 

“ 2.  Analysis  of  other  samples. 

‘‘  No.  66.  Tobacco. 

“ No.  67.  San  Jose  Scale  in  Kentucky. 

“ No.  68.  Analysis  of  Commercial  Fertilizers. 

OUR  NEEDS. 

The  work  of  the  Station  is  growing  rapidly  and  we  find  our- 
selves already  cramped  for  room. 

I.  We  need  more  rooms. 

We  need  a room  for  sampling  fertilizers,  grinding  and  pre- 
paring beets  for  analysis  and  preparation  of  rough  specimens  for 
chemical  analysis. 


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We  need  additional  room  for  photographic  purposes.  As 
our  work  grows  it  becomes  necessary  to  illustrate  by  photo- 
graphs. 

We  need  a furnace  room  for  assaying.  We  often  receive 
specimens  from  people  in  the  State  who  want  to  know  the  value 
of  ores,  and  if  we  had  the  facilities  for  doing  this  it  would  be  a 
great  accommodation  to  the  people  of  the  State. 

Our  library  is  rapidly  expanding  and  we  have  already  had 
todi.stribute  it  in  different  rooms.  We  should  have  a large  room 
for  general  library. 

We  need  a museum.  We  have  many  specimens  that  should 
be  on  exhibition. 

2.  We  need  more  land.  If  we  are  to  develop  the  horticul- 
tural side  of  the  Station,  Prof.  Mathews  thinks  it  is  absolutely 
necessary  to  have  more  land  for  his  purposes. 

It  is  thought  best  also  to  make  some  feeding  experiments  in 
beef  cattle.  If  we  undertake  this  work  we  should  have  land  to 
pasture  them  in  the  summer. 

We  also  could  expand  our  work  in  varietal  tests  of  different 
crops  with  more  land. 

Negotiations  are  now  under  way  by  which  it  is  hoped  that 
we  may  obtain  additional  land  in  the  near  future. 

I append  herewith  the  financial  statement  of  the  Station 
during  the  two  years. 

Very  respectfully  submitted, 

M.  A.  ScovELL,  Director. 


EXPERIMENF  STATION  OF  STATE  COLLEGE. 
Financial  Statement  for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1897. 


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REPORT  OF 


BOTANY,  HORTICULTURE  AND  AGRICULTURE. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  Nov.  26,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Pattersofi^  State  College  of  Kentucky^  Lexington^  Ky.: 

Dear  Sir;  In  accordance  with  your  request  I submit  here- 
with a report  of  the  department  of  Botany,  Horticulture  and  Ag- 
riculture for  the  Collegiate  years  of  1895-96  and  1896-97. 

The  number  enrolled  in  my  classes  for  these  two  years  is  as 


follows; 

1895-96  1896-97 

Introductory  Botany 18  23 

Plant  Histology 8 2 

Plant  Physiology 0 8 

Horticulture 1 5 

Agriculture 0 4 

Total 17  87 


The  enrollment  as  tabulated  above  indicates,  it  will  be  ob- 
served, a much  smaller  attendance  than  usual  for  the  year 
1895-96. 

This  falling  off  from  the  attendance  of  previous  years  was 
due  chiefly  to  changes  in  the  courses  of  instruction,  by  which 
the  introductiory  Botany  was  advanced  in  the  schedule  of  studies 
from  the  second  term  of  the  Freshman  year  to  the  first  term  of 
the  Sophomore  year. 

This  change  was  made  imperative  by  the  lack  of  room  in  the 
Botanical  Laboratory  for  the  increasing  numbers  of  the  Fresh- 
man classes,  and  resulted,  necessarily,  in  a very  small  enroll- 
ment for  the  second  term  of  that  year  (the  spring  term  of  1896). 

Some  additions  have  been  made  to  the  equipment  of  the  de- 
partment during  the  past  two  years,  chiefly  in  the  form  of  books^ 

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GREKN  HOUvSE. 


botany, 


A.  AND  M.  COIvDEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


19 


and  minor  pieces  of  apparatus.  These  additions  have  not  been 
as  great  as  hoped  for,  on  account  of  the  very  limited  appropria- 
tions during  these  years. 

With  the  approaching  completion  of  the  new  building  for 
Natural  Science,  this  department  in  common  with  others  devoted 
to  Natural  History,  will  enjoy  greatly  increased  advantages  for 
its  work  that  have  long  been  sorely  needed. 

These  added  facilities  for  work  can  scarcely  fail  to  give  a 
strong  impetus  to  the  study  of  botanical  and  agricultural 
sciences. 

In  the  work  of  instruction  in  Agriculture,  the  outlook  for  the 
current  year  is  more  promising  than  ever  before.  The  number 
and  interest  of  students  in  this  work  is  steadily  increasing,  as 
shown  in  various  ways,  particularly  by  the  recent  organization 
in  the  student  body  of  a vigorous  Agricultural  association  for 
the  purpose  of  holding  regular  meetings  in  the  interest  of  Agri- 
cultural Science,  and  of  the  department  in  the  college. 

The  Short  Course  in  Agriculture,  which  was  offered  for  the 
first  time  in  the  spring  term  of  1897  will  again  be  offered  in 
1898.  Although  the  attendance  upon  this  course  was  small  last 
year,  it  is  believed  that  when  it  is  more  widely  known,  it  will 
meet  a real  want  of  the  farmers  of  our  State,  and  attain  some- 
thing of  the  popularity  which  corresponding  courses  have  met 
with  in  other  States. 

It  is  earnestly  hoped  that  it  will  be  possible  to  make  larger 
appropriations  to  this  department  in  the  future.  With  the  larger 
Sophomore  class  in  prospect  for  next  year,  it  will  be  necessary 
to  provide  more  microscopes  and  other  kinds  of  apparatus,  and 
to  make  the  agricultural  course  thoroughly  practical  and  efficient, 
there  will  be  needed  increased  facilities  for  this  work  also. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

C.  W.  Mathkws. 


[Signed.] 


REPORT  OF 


GEOLOGY  AND  ZOOLOGY.  ‘ 


Lexington,  Ky.,  November  30,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Patterson,  State  College  of  Kentucky^  Lexington,  Ky.: 


Dear  Sir: — I herewith  transmit  the  report  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Geology  and  Zoology  for  the  collegiate  years  1895-6, 
1896-7  and  the  Fall  session  of  1897. 

A tabulated  statement  of  the  subjects  taught,  with  the  num- 
ber of  students  that  have  received  instruction  in  the  same,  is  as 


follows 


Advanced  Geology 

1895-6 

9 

1896-7 

14 

1897  Fall 
4 

Physiography 

10 

10 

20 

Palaeontology 

12 

10 

14 

Mineralogy 

*. 12 

11 

Economic  Geology 

4 

Zoology  (systematic) 

18 

15 

14 

Zoology  ( Laboratory ) 

18 

8 

Entomology 

1 

4 

Embryology 

Osteology 

'1 

1 

9 

Post-Graduate  Biology 

1 

Post-Graduate  Geology 

1 

1 

Total 

74 

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This  report  covers  the  period  during  which  the  Departments 
of  Geology  and  Zoology  have  been  united.  No  subject  has  been 
dropped  from  the  curriculum  on  account  of  this  union.  This  re- 
tention of  the  full  curriculum  has  been  secured  in  some  cases 
only  by  conducting  two  classes  at  the  same  time,  an  arrange- 
ment permissible  only  where  the  number  of  students  pursuing 
some  subjects  is  very  small.  With  the  natural  expansion  to  be 
anticipated  when  these  departments  shall  be  quartered  in  the 

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GEOLOGY. 


ZOOLOGY. 


A.  AND  M.  COIvDEGB  OF  KENTUCKY. 


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new  Natural  History  Building  such  arrangement  may  not 
always  prove  satisfactory. 

The  establishment  of  the  fellowship  in  Geology  and  Zoology, 
we  believe,  was  a wise  measure.  The  present  incumbent  has 
been  prosecuting  his  studies  faithfully  and  it  is  hoped  will  be 
able  to ' prepare  by  the  close  of  the  year  a thesis  that  will  be 
a sufficiently  valuable  contribution  to  Kentucky  geology  to 
warrant  its  publication.  There  is  no  good  reason  why,  begin- 
ning in  this  small  way,,  this  should  not  lead  us  ultimately  to  the 
establishment  of  a University  State  Geological  Survey. 

The  Fellow  is  also  valuable  as  an  assistant  in  the  Laboratory. 

The  collections,  chiefly  geological,  have  been  added  to  con- 
tinually during  the  last  two  years,  and  an  opportunity  will  be 
afforded  of  properly  arranging  them  for  purposes  of  instruction 
in  the  Museum  of  the  New  Building.  This  Museum,  ample  in 
space  for  years  to  come,  ought  to  be  the  natural  repository  for 
specimens  and  exhibits  illustrating  the  economic  resources  ot 
the  State. 

The  geological  collection  at  Frankfort,  useless  for  the  pur- 
pose for  which  it  was  accumulated,,  now  since  the  discontin- 
uance of  the  State  Geological  Survey,  and  a clear  expense  to  the 
State  ($600  per  annum  is  paid  for  its  maintenance),  would,  if 
placed  in  this  Museum,  be  treasured  by  those  who  are  in  a posi- 
tion to  put  some  scientific  estimate  upon  it,  and  would  be  highly 
I valued  for  purposes  of  instruction. 

As  the  duly  accredited  representatives  of  the  State  and  Col- 
lege at  the  Seventh  Meeting  of  the  ''Congres  Geologiqtie  Inter- 
natio7ial'^  I was  privileged  to  participate  in  its  deliberations  at 
St.  Petersburg  and  avail  myself  of  the  exceptional  opportunities 
for  geological  study  afforded  by  the  excursions  run  in  connec- 
tion therewith.  On  account  of  the  great  liberality  of  the  Russian 
Government  in  putting  special  trains  at  our  free  disposal,  and 
the  boundless  hospitality  and  courtesy  of  the  different  mining 
companies  (not  omitting  the  peasant -people),  we  were  able  to 


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A.  AND  M.  COIvIvEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


derive  great  profit  from  this  trip  and  come  back  loaded  with  val- 
uable mineral  contributions  to  the  Department  of  Geology. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

[Signed]  Arthur  M.  Miruer. 


REPORT  OF 

ANATOMY  AND  PHYSIOLOGY, 


Lexington,  Ky.,  December,  i.,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Patterson,  State  College  of  Kentucky,  Lexington,  Ky.: 

Dear  Sir: — I herewith  submit  a report  of  the  Department  of 
Anatomy  and  Physiology  embracing  the  scholastic  years  of 
1895-6  and  1896-7  ; also  a report  of  the  number  of  pupils  in  this 
Department  up  to  the  present  date. 

During  the  year  1895-6  there  were  sixty-three  students  in 
this  Department.  They  were  in  three  separate  classes.  The 
advanced  class,  that  of  the  fourth  hour,  contained  thirty-six  and 
the  two  Normal  classes  were  composed  respectively  of  twenty 
and  twenty-three. 

During  the  year  1896-7  the  number  was  increased  to  ninety- 
three.  The  third  hour  class,  composed  of  those  taking  the 
Classical  Course  contained  fifteen  pupils.  The  fourth-hour 
class  had  thirty-six  and  the  two  Normal  Classes  twenty-nine 
and  nineteen  respectively. 

At  the  present  time  there  are  thirty-three  in  the  third  hour  class 
and  fifty-five  in  the  fourth  hour  class,  with  a prospect  for  a large 
number  fpr  the  Normal  classes  when  they  are  organized.  You 
will  observe  that  the  department  has  increased  in  numbers  from 
year  to  year  and  at  the  present  time  has  eighty-eight  matricu- 
lates— almost  double  the  number  we  have  had  in  previous  years 
at  the  same  date. 

The  equipment  of  this  Department  has  been  bettered  from 
year  to  year.  Our  models,  charts,  skeletons  are  of  the  best. 
We  are  supplied  with  microscopes,  sphygmograph,  haemacyto- 
meter  and  other  apparatus  for  physiological  research.  We  have 


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A.  AND  M.  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


the  nucleus  to  a library,  and  with  increased  facilities  made  pos- 
sible by  the  erection  of  the  new  building  for  this  and  kindred 
departments  we  may  look  forward  to  a bright  future. 

Respectfully, 

[Signed]  J.  W.  Pryor  M.  D. 

Prof,  of  Aiiatomy  and  Physiology. 


/ 


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I 


DEPARTMENT  OF  PHYSICS. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  December  i,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Patterson,  State  College  of  Kentucky,  J^exington,  Ky.: 

Dear  Sir  : In  accordance  with  your  request,  I submit  to 
you  the  following  report  concerning  the  Department  of  Physics 
for  the  two  years  ending  June,  1897. 

In  Physics  for  1895-96  the  enrollment  summation  of  the 
classes  was  93. 

Number  of  different  individuals  in  these  classes  was  52. 

In  Physics  for  1896-97  the  enrollment  summation  of  the 
classes  was  89. 

Number  of  different  individuals  in  these  classes  was  55. 

No  knowledge  of  Physics  is  required  for  admission  to  the 
Freshman  Class  of  the  College,  though  students  who  pass  through 
the  Academy  are  required  to  take  a five  months’  course  in  Ele- 
mentary Physics. 

The  following  shows  briefly  but  accurately  the  work  done  in 
Physics  during  the  year  1896-7. 

The  work  in  the  College  began  in  the  Sophomore  year,  dur- 
ing the  first  term  of  which  instruction  was  given  by  text-book 
and  lectures,  fully  illustrated  by  experiments,  with  recitations 
one  hour  daily.  This  course  embraced  the  subjects  of  Mole- 
cular aud  Ether  Dynamics,  treating  of  the  general  proper- 
ties of  Matter,  Sound,  Light,  Heat,  Electricity  and  Magnetism, 
and  was  intended  to  give  the  students  a general  knowledge  of 
Physical  Phenomena  and  Physical  Laws,  and  to  prepaie  them 
for  the  practical  work  which  accompanied  and  followed  the  course. 
Text-book  : Gage’s  Principles  of  Physics. 

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A.  AND  M.  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


The  students  in  Engineering  worked  in  the  Laboratory  one 
hour  daily  during  this  term,  experimenting  in  the  subjects  of  the 
above  course. 

During  the  second  term  of  the  Sophomore  year  students  in 
the  other  couises  worked  in  the  Laboratory  one  and  one-half 
hours  daily. 

Gage’s  Laboratory  Manual  and  Note-Book  was  used. 

The  work  of  the  Junior  year  was  specialized.  Heat  was 
studied  one  hour  daily  during  the  first  term,  some  of  the  subjects 
being  Thermometry,  Expansions  of  Solids  and  Liquids  and 
Gases,  Calorimetry,  Fusion  and  Vaporization,  Hygrometry, 
Radiation,  Convection,  Conduction.  A portion  of  the  time  was 
given  to  experimentation  in  the  laboratory.  Text-Book:  Cum- 
mings’ Heat. 

One  hour  daily  was  given  to  the  study  of  Electricity  and 
Magnetism  during  the  second  term  of  this  year.  The  principal 
studies  were  Frictional  Electricity  and  Magnetism,  Current 
Electricity,  Electrostatics,  Electromagnetics,  Measurements  of 
Current,  Thermo-Electricity,  Heat  and  Power  and  Light  from 
Electric  Currents,  Inductance,  Dynamos  and  Transformers,  Tel- 
egraphy, Telephony,  Electric  Radiations,  and  Electric  Waves. 
Work  was  done  in  the  Laboratory.  Text-Book  : Sylvanus  P. 
Thompson’s  Electricity  and  Magnetism. 

Much  importance  is  attached  to  all  work  in  the  Laboratory. 
Each  student  was  furnished  with  the  necessary  apparatus  and 
was  required  to  keep  a systematic  record  of  all  his  experiments, 
giving  data  and  results  of  each.  The  work  was  mainly  quanti- 
tive in  character. 

This  department  has  a good  equipment  of  apparatus,  but 
additions  are  being  made  each  year  to  meet  the  needs  of  experi- 
mental investigation  as  well  as  the  needs  due  to  an  increased 
number  of  students.  The  Department,  however,  is  much  in  need 
of  more  suitable  and  more  commodious  quarters  than  is  afford- 
ed by  the  two  rooms  now  occupied. 


A.  AND  M.  COIvLEGB  OF  KENTUCKY. 


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In  conclusion  I wish  to  say  that  my  classes  this  year  are 
about  25  per  cent,  larger  in  average  attendance  than  they  were 
at  this  time  last  year.  The  work  does  not  differ  materially  from 
what  it  was  last  year. 

Yours  truly, 

M.  L.  Pence, 

Prof,  of  Physics. 


CHEniCAL  DEPARTMENT. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  December  i,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Patterson,  State  College  of  Kentucky,  Lexington,  Ky.: 

Dear  Sir:  I have  the  honor  to  submit  to  you  the  following 
report  of  the  work  of  the  Chemical  Department  of  the  college 
for  the  collegiate  years  1895-96,  1896-97,  and  also  for  the  first 
term  of  the  present  year  1 897-^98. 

LOCATION  AND  EQUIPMENT. 

The  Chemical  Department  occupies  the  entire  second  floor  of 
the  Experiment  Station  building,  with  the  exception  of  one 
room.  The  lecture  rooms  and  laboratories,  qualitative  and 
quantitative,  of  the  Chemical  Department,  are  exceedingly  well 
adapted  to  their  purpose,  and  are  among  the  best  constructed 
and  most  handsomely  furnished  of  any  of  the  rooms  of  the  col- 
lege. The  quantitative  laboratory  is  also  well  equipped  with 
table:3,  hoods,  water,  gas  and  electricity,  and  has  desk  room  for 
fourteen  students.  The  lecture  room  is  well  lighted  and  heated, 
and  is  beautifully  furnished  and  commodious,  having  a seating 
capacitv  of  about  seventy-five.  Besides  the  laboratories  and  lec- 
ture room  there  are  several  smaller  rooms  on  the  same  floor 
which  have  been  set  aside  for  the  use  of  the  Chemical  Depart- 
ment, viz:  A balance  room,  an  instructor’s  office  and  a store 
room.  Quite  recently*  another  room  has  been  furnished  and 
equipped  for  advance  work  in  physical  chemistry. 

APPARATUS  AND  CHEMICALS. 

The  department  is  well  equipped  with  the  commoner  forms 
of  chemical  apparatus  and  chemicals,  supplies  of  which  are  re- 
newed from  time  to  time  as  the  occasion  may  require.  In  addi- 
tion to  these  it  owns  several  of  the  more  expensive  pieces  of  ap- 


LECTURE  ROOM- -DEPARTMENT  OF  CHFMISTRY. 


LABORATORY — DEPARTMENT  OF  CHEMISTRY. 


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paratus,  such  as  several  exceedingly  delicate  balances  for 
analytical  work  ; a great  model  Bunsen  and  Kirchoff  Spectro- 
scope, platinum  apparatus,  a complete  outfit  for  electro-plat- 
ing, a vapor  density  apparatus,  a glass  model  ice  machine, 
etc.,  etc. 

In  addition  to  these  several  fine  pieces  of  apparatus  have  re- 
cently become  the  property  of  the  Department.  Among  these  are 
to  be  enumerated  a Pulfrich’s  Refractometer,  Hite’s  apparatus 
for  the  determination  of  the  boiling  point  of  solutions,  Orndorff’s 
apparatus  for  the  same  purpose,  Beckmann’s  apparatus  for  de- 
termination of  the  freezing  point  of  solutions,  a Reading  Tel- 
escope, differential  thermometers,  etc.  , etc. 

INSTRUCTION. 

Instruction  in  chemistry  is  provided  for  in  each  of  the  several 
courses  of  study  offered  by  the  College,  but  in  order  to  prepare 
men  and  women  for  practical  work  in  chemistry,  pure  and  ap- 
plied, and  with  the  view  of  preparing  still  others  for  the  study  of 
medicine,  pharmacy,  or  the  further  study  of  one  of  the  natural 
sciences,  a chemical  course  has  recently  been  established  and  of- 
fered by  the  College.  The  following  subjects  are  included  in 
this  course  of  study  : 

Chemistry. 

Mathematics. 

English. 

French. 

German. 

Phvsiology. 

Botany. 

Zoology. 

Physics. 

Mental  Philosophy  and  Eogic. 

History  and  Political  Economy. 

Geology. 


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So  that,  while  this  course  of  study  has  for  its  object  thorough 
training  in  chemistry,  it  affords  the  students  a good  liberal  edu- 
cation as  well.  Instruction  in  chemistry  proper  includes  the 
following  subjects: 

Lectures  and  recitations  on  the  chemistry  of  the  non-metals. 

Laboratory  work  on  the  non-metals. 

Qualitative  and  quantitative  and  analysis. 

Lectures  on  theoretical,  organic  and  physical  chemistry. 

Laboratory  work  in  organic  chemistry.  • 

Advanced  laboratory  work — chemical  research. 

Laboratory  work  in  physical  chemistry. 

Lectures  on  current  chemical  literature. 

ENROLLMENT. 

During  the  collegiate  year  1895-96  one  hundred  and  two 

( 102)  students  received  instruction  in  this  department  of  the 
College,  and  during  the  year  1896-97  one  hundred  and  three 

(103)  were  enrolled  in  this  department.  Sixty-five  (65) 
students  are  pursuing  studies  in  chemistry  during  the  present 
term.  Eleven  (ii)  students  are  regularly  matriculated  in  the 
chemical  course,  and  there  is  every  indication  at  present  that 
the  present  year  will  prove  the  most  successful,  both  in  point  of 
numbers  and  in  work  done,  of  any  in  the  history  of  the  depart- 
ment. 

RESULTS. 

It  has  been  the  aim  of  the  department  to  make  chemical 
study  as  thorough  and  as  advantageous  and  interesting  to  the 
student  as  possible.  The  results  of  this  policy,  as  measured  by 
'the  number  of  students,  regular  and  special,  who  have  taken 
work  in  chemistry,  and  as  measured  also  by  the  number  of  those 
among  the  students  of  the  department  who  have  afterwards 
taken  high  rank  in  some  of  our  greatest  universities  and  medical 
colleges,  have  been  encouraging  to  a high  degree. 

The  ultimate  success  of  any  school  of  natural  science,  how-^ 
ever,  it  is  not  to  be  measured  by  these  standards  alone,  but  alsa 


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by  its  original  contributions  to  the  thought  and  literature  of 
which  it  is  an  exponent.  The  aim,  therefore,  has  been,  and  is, 
to  make  the  Chemical  Department,  not  only  a school  of  instruc- 
tion in  the  several  branches  of  chemistry,  but  a center  of  chemi- 
cal thought  as  well.  With  what  success  this  idea  has  been  car- 
ried out  may  be  judged  of  by  the  fact  that,  during  the  last  two 
years,  the  department  has  made  the  following  contributions  to 
chemical  science: 

A NEW  Re- Agent  for  Bromine  and  Iodine,  Preliminary 
Notice  Concerning  the  Halogen  Derivatives 

OF  THE  SULPHONAMIDES.” 

By  J.  H.  Kastle. 

“On  the  Preparation  of  Hydrobromic  and  Hydriodic 

Acid.” 

By  J.  H.  Kastle  and  J.  H.  Bullock. 

“ On  THE  Halogen  Derivatives  of  the  Sulphonamides.” 
By  J.  H.  Kastle,  B.  C.  Kiser  and  Ernest  Bradley. 

“ On  the  Effect  of  Light  on  the  Displacement  of  Bro- 
mine and  Iodine  from  Organic  Bromides  and  Iodides.” 
By  J.  H.  Kastle  and  W.  A.  Beatty. 

“ On  the  Analogies  in  Composition  of  the  Salts  of  Cal- 
cium, Strontium  and  Barium.” 

. By  J.  H.  Kastle. 

“A  Simple  Test  from  the  Halogens  in  Organic  Halides.” 
By  J.  H.  Kastle  and  W.  A.  Beatty. 

The  above  papers  were  published  in  the  American  Chemical 
Journal  for  1895,  '96  and  ’97,  and  the  last  article  on  “A  Simple 
Test  for  the  Halogens  in  Organic  Halides  ” was  republished  in 
full  the  London  Chemical  News  without  request  of  the  authors. 

Further,  an  article  on  “The  Decomposition  of  the  Sulphonic 
Ethers  by  Water,  Acids  and  Salts,”  by  J.  H.  Kastle,  Paul  Mur- 
rill  and  J.  C.  W.  Frazer,  will  appear  in  the  December  number  of 


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the  American  Chemical  Journal  for  1897;  another  paper  on 
“The  Phosphatic  Chert  of  the  Trenton  Formation,”  by  J.  H. 
Kastle,  Geo.  Sullivan  and  J.  C.  W.  Frazer,  is  now  in  prepara- 
tion. 

These  investigations  represent  the  advanced  work  which  is 
being  done  in  the  department.  Apart  from  their  scientific  value, 
they  indicate  that  something  more  is  being  done  here  in  chemis- 
try than  merely  teaching  the  rudiments  of  the  science  ; and  they 
are  fast  winning  for  the  department  and  the  college  a favorable 
recognition  among  the  greater  schools  of  this  country.  All  the 
more  is  this  true,  in  that  no  such  work  has  ever  been  attempted 
in  any  of  the  other  colleges  of  our  Commonwealth. 

NEEDS. 

During  the  present  term  the  chemical  laboratories  have  been 
crowded  to  their  utmost  capacity  and  large  facilities  in  this  di- 
rection are  needed  and  will  soon  be  imperative.  A building  for 
Chemistry  and  Physics  is  one  of  the  immediate  necessities  for 
the  expansion  and  development  of  these  two  great  branches  of 
Natural  Science. 

Secondly,  greater  library  facilities  are  needed.  You  are 
doubtless  aware  that  it  is  almost  impossible  to  do  anything  in 
advanced  chemistry  either  in  the  way  of  instruction  or  of  chem- 
ical researches  without  the  aid  of  a well  equipped  library,  and 
while  the  library  of  the  Experiment  Station  has  been  placed  at 
the  disposal  of  the  instructor  and  students  of  the  department, 
through  the  kindness  of  the  Director,  Prof.  M.  A.  Scovell,  there 
is  still  much  that  is  needed  along  this  line.  Five  hundred  or  a 
thousand  dollars  could  well  be  expended  in  the  way  of  supple- 
menting and  enlarging  on  the  chemical  literature  already  ac- 
cumulated, thereby  increasing  its  usefulness  both  to  the  Experi' 
ment  Station  and  to  the  department. 

Yours  respectfully, 

J.  H.  Kastle, 

Prof,  of  Chemistry . 


DEPARTriENT  OF  ENGLISH. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  December  i,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Patterson^  State  College  of  Kentucky  ^ Lexingtoyi^  Ky.\ 
Dear  Sir:  In  compliance  with  your  request,  I submit  to 
you  the  following  statement  concerning  the  Department  of  Eng- 
lish in  the  State  College  of  Kentucky. 

The  number  of  student  enrolled  in  my  classes,  exclusive  of 
the  Academy,  was  for 


The  Collegiate  year 

1895-6 

1896-7 

Freshman 

• 55 

Freshman 

...67 

Junior 

. 1 1 

Junior 

. . . 14 

Sf  nior.  .' 

. 19 

Senior 

. . . 17 

Normal 

• 36 

Normal 

. . . 23 

Total 

.121 

Total 

. . . 121 

Since  the  beginning  of  the  current  year  the  number  of  stu- 
dents enrolled  in  my  classes  is  as  follows: 

Freshman 104 

Junior 16 

Senior 17  v 

Special 6 

Total 143 

This  number  will  be  largely  increased  after  the  Christmas 
holidays  by  the  addition  of  the  Normal  Class  and  other  students 
who  will  matriculate  at  the  beginning  of  the  second  term  of  the 
collegiate  session.  The  total  number  of  students  enrolled  in  my 
classes  during  the  session  of  1897-8  will  probably  amount  to  175, 
being  an  increase  of  at  least  50  over  the  two  preceding  sessions. 

The  Freshman  course  consists  in  studies  of  masterpieces  of 
English  literature  selected  from  Shakespeare,  Milton,  Burke, 


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Bacon,  Emerson,  Longfellow,  Webster  and  other  great  writers, 
English  and  American.  In  addition  to  this  course  of  study, 
frequent  exercises  in  English  composition  are  required  from  each 
member  of  this  class. 

The  Junior  course  consists  in  the  study  of  the  history  of 
English  Literature  during  the  first  term  and  the  study  of  ad- 
vanced Rhetoric  during  the  second  term. 

The  senior  Class  pursues  a course  in  Mental  Philosphy  and 
Ethics  and  Logic.  The  course  in  logic  embraces  both  Deduc- 
tive and  Inductive  Logic-Logic  as  an  abstract  Science  and  Logic 
as  an  Art  of  Discovery. 

The  Normal  Class  pursues  a course  in  the  History  ot  English 
and  American  Literatue.  It  has  been  organized  to  meet  the 
special  wants  of  the  young  men  and  women  who  matriculate  in 
the  Normal  Department. 

Respectfully, 


John  Shackleford. 


SCHOOL  OF  HATHEMATICS. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  November  27,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Patterson,  State  College  of  Kentucky,  Lexington,  Ky.: 

Dear  Sir:  In  response  to  your  request  for  a report  of  the 
work  done  in  the  School  of  Mathematics  of  this  College  during 
the  sessions  of  1895*6  and  1896-7,  I'beg  to  reply  as  follows: 

During  the  session  1895-6  instruction  was  furnished  in  Fresh- 
man (Plane)  Geometry  to  55  pupils,  in  Freshman  Algebra  to  48, 
in  Freshman  Trigonometry  to  45. 

The  Sophomore  class  in  Solid  Geometry  numbered  29  and  in 
Analytical  Geometry  29.  In  the  Junior  Calculus  class  there 
were  13  pupils  and  in  the  Senior  (Astronomy)  class  17. 

During  the  session  1896-7  the  classes  were  somewhat  larger, 
the  Freshman  class  having  students  as  follows;  Plane  Geome- 
try 67,  Algebra  66,  Trigonometry  60.  The  Sophomore  had  29 
in  Solid  Gec^metry  and  31  in  Analytical  Geometry.  The  Cal- 
culus class  numbered  14  and  the  Astronomy  27. 

The  Freshman  class  recited  in  two  sections,  Mr.  J.  R.  Johnson 
of  the  Mechanical  Engineering  Department  having  given  me 
efficient  assistance. 

Members  of  the  Freshman  class  ought  to  have  individual, 
personal  attention  daily,  but  this  is  impossible  when  the  sections 
have  from  25  to  30  pupils  each  as  they  have  had  in  my  classes 
for  the  past  few  years.  I believe  however  that  my  pupils  have 
done  as  good  work  as  could  be  expected  considering  the  crowded 
condition  of  my  Freshman  classes.  I hope  the  Trustees  will  soon 
furnish  me  with  sufficient  assistance  to  enable  me  to  so  section 
the  Freshman  classes  that  eyery  student  may  haye  personal  at- 
tention daily. 

The  healthy  increase  in  numbers  for  the  session  1896-7  oyer 
the  enrollment  for  the  session  1895-6,  has  continued  into  the 

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present  session,  the  Freshman  Geometry  class  now  numbering 
94  and  the  Solid  Geometry  44.  The  enrollment  in  Freshman 
class  for  the  present  session  is  70  per  cent,  more  than  it  was  two 
years  ago.  Respectfully  yours,  • 

jAs.  G.  White, 

Prof,  of  Mathematics. 


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CLASSICS. 


Lexington,  Ky. 

President  James  K.  Patterson^  State  College  of  Kentucky^  Lexington^  Ky.: 

Sir — As  Dean  of  the  Classical  Faculty  of  the  State  College  of 
Kentucky,  I have,  in  reply  to  your  request,  to  report  the  num- 
ber of  students  preparing  for  the  classical  degree  of  A.  B.  to  have 
been  45  for  the  session  of  1895-6  ; 62  for  that  of  1896-7  ; and  to 
be  52  to  December  ist.,  of  the  session  of  1897-8. 


As  Professor  of  Greek  and  Latin  and  acting  Professor  of  His- 
tory, I hav^e  further  to  report  the  following  numbers  of  students  in 
all  departments  of  the  College  who  have  pursued  those  studies 
during  the  same  sessions  : 


Students  in  Latin 
“ “ Greek. . . 

“ “ History. 


1895-6 

1896-7 

1897-8 

116 

106 

82 

24 

19 

13 

25 

27 

20 

If  the  experience  of  former  sessions  is  to  be  repeated,  a con- 
siderable addition  to  the  numbers  of  the  present  session  may  be 
expected  during  the  next  term. 

Very  respectfully, 


(Signed)  John  H.  Neville. 

Dean  of  the  Classical  Faculty,  Professor  of  Greek  and  Lathi,  and 
acting  Professor  of  History. 


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nODERN  LANGUAGES. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  Dec.  i,  1897. 

Preside7it  James  K.  Pattei'son,  State  College  oj  Kentucky,  Lexington,  Ky.: 

Dear  Sir:  Complying  with  your  request  I beg  to  submit 
this  report  on  the  work  of  the  Department  of  Modern  Languages. 

CLASSES  AND  ENROLLMENT. 

The  elementary  classes  in  French  and  German  had,  during 
the  past  two  years,  an  enrollment  of  25  to  30  and  35  to  40  stu- 
dents respectively.  The  second  year  French  class  was  attended 
by  8 to  10;  the  second  year  German  by  15  to  20  students.  Be- 
sides the  above  studies,  which  form  part  of  the  required  work  of 
several  courses,  the  following  elective  ones  were  offered: 

Scientific  German  taken  by  post-graduates  as  a minor  study. 
Colloquial  German,  taken  by  several  seniors. 

Advanced  German  including  an  essay  (thesis),  as  a gradu- 
ate major  study. 

Courses  in  French  corresponding  to  these. 

Elementary  and  Advanced  Spanish  (abont  6 seniors  and 
graduates.) 

Elements  of  Italian. 

It  is  further  contemplated  to  offer  at  least  an  elementary 
course  in  German  to  students  of  Mechanical  and  Civil  Engineer- 
ing. 

EFFICIENCY  AND  NEEDS  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT. 

Instiuction  in  all  Classes  of  this  Department  consists  of 
grammatical  drill,  reading  and  conversational  exercises.  The 
latter  are  taken  up  in  the  very  first  lessons  and  are  more  apt 
than  any  other  feature  of  our  methods  to  keep  the  students’  in- 
terest alive.  Unfortunately,  however,  our  beginners  classes — 

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in  which  conversation  is  necessarly  slow — are  growing  too  large 
to  permit  of  this  method  being  turned  to  the  best  advantage. 
It  would  be  highly  desirable  if  the  College  could  command  the 
services  of  another  instructor  who  speaks  German  and  French 
fluently.  In  view  of  the  many  demands  of  this  Department 
stated  above,  and  the  fact  that  a number  of  additiona.1  courses 
ought  to  be  offered  to  those  who  select  one  of  the  Modern  Lan- 
guages as  their  major  study,  such  an  instructor  would  find  his 
time  fully  occupied. 

A further  need  and  a very  urgent  one,  is  that  of  a good  De- 
partment Library,  without  which  it  is  just  as  impossible  to  do 
advanced  work  in  foreign  literature,  as  it  is  to  work  in  Physics 
or  Chemistry  without  a laboratory.  The  recognition  on  the 
part  of  the  College  of  post-graduate  work  leading  to  the  master’s 
degree  has  made  us  feel  the  need  more  seriously  than  ever. 

Hoping  that  the  ever  increasing  interest  taken  in  modern 
languages  in  this  country  will  enable  you  to  obtain  the  appro- 
priations necessary  to  make  this  Department  as  efficient  as  it 
should  be,  I remain. 

Yours  very  respectfully, 

(Signed)  Paul  Wernicke, 

Prof,  of  Modern  Languages. 


SCIENTIFIC  COURSES. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  December  i,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Patterson^  State  College  of  Kentucky , Lexington^  Ky.\ 

Dear  Sir — As  Dean  of  the  Scientific  Course  of  Study  in  this 
College,  I submit  to  you  the  following  report  regarding  the 
enrollment  of  students  and  the  work  done  during  the  sessions 
1896  and  1896-7. 

The  enrollment  for  the  session  1895-6,  exclusive  of  Academy 
students  was  44,  and  for  the  session  1896-7  was  54.  Thus  far  in  the 
present  session  68  have  matriculated  for  scientific  work.  Thus 
you  see  this]Department  is  having  a healthy  growth  from  year 
to  year. 

We  have  three  Scientific  Courses  leading  to  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Science.  The  object  of  one  of  these  is  to  furnish  a 
general  scientific  education  and  embraces  a liberal  amount  of 
English,  French,  German,  Mathematics,  Physiology,  Botany, 
Physics,  Chemistry,  Geology,  Palaeontology,  Mineralogy,  Zool- 
ogy, History,  Mental  Philosophy,  Logic  and  Astronomy. 

The  object  of  a second  course  is  to  furnish  special  facilities 
for  the  study  of  Chemistry.  Prof.  Kastle’s  report  sets  forth  the 
nature  of  our  equipment  in  this  field  of  labor  and  also  the  charac- 
ter of  the  work  being  done  by  himself  and  his  pupils. 

In  the  third  course  biological  studies  predominates.  The  re- 
ports of  the  various  professors  in  charge  of  Chemistry,  Botany, 
Zoology,  Physiology,  etc.,  which  they  will  submit  to  you,  set 
forth  briefly  but  correctly  the  conditions  of  their  departments. 

The  superior  character  of  the  work  being  done  by  some  of 
our  scientific  professors  is  now  attracting  thoughtful  and  diligent 

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students,  and  with  the  increased  facilities  for  good  work  which 
will  be  furnished  by  our  new  Natural  History  building,  now 
nearing  completion,  I feel  that  our  outlook  for  scientific  work 
is  bright.  Respectfully  yours, 

(Signed)  James  G.  White. 


THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  PEDAGOGY, 


Kentucky  State  Coeeege,  \ 
Lexington,  Ky.,  December  2,  1897.  J 

President  Janies  K.  Patterson,  State  College  of  Kentucky,  Lexhigton,  Ky.: 

Sir  : — I herewith  submit  to  you  my  report  for  the  years 
1895-6,  1896-7,  and  the  first  three  months  of  the  current  year  : 

STATI  STiCS  — 1 895 =6 

Number  of  applicants  for  admission  to  the  department  during  first  term.  45 

Number  matriculated  during  the  first  term : 40 

Number  of  male  matriculates 17 

Number  of  female  matriculates 2B 

'Number  of  applicants  during  the  second  term 76 

Number  matriculated  during  the  second  term 73 

Number  of  male  matriculates . . . 51 

Number  female  matriculates 22 

Total  number  of  applicants  during  the  year 121 

Total  number  matriculates  during  the  year 113 

Total  number  of  males 68 

Total  number  of  females 45 

Number  in  the  four-years  Professional  Course 21 

Number  in  the  State  Certificate  Course 27 

Number  in  the  State  Diploma  Course 4 

Number  in  the  County  Certificate  Course • 55 

STATISTICS.  1896-7. 

Number  of  applicants  for  admission  to  the  department  before  the  holi- 
days   54 

Number  of  pupils  matriculated  before  the  holidays 48 

Number  of  applicants  for  admission  after  the  holidays 69 

Number  of  pupils  matriculated  after  the  holidays. 64 

Total  number  of  applicants  during  the  year 123 

Total  number  of  matriculates 112 

Total  number  of  males 63 

Total  number  of  female  matriculates 49 


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VIEW  OF  CAMPUvS. 


A.  AND  M.  COIvDEGE  OF  itENTUCKY.  4)} 

Total  number  in  the  four-years  Professional  Course 17 

Total  number  in  the  State  Certificate  Course 

Total  number  in  the  County  Certificate  Course 01 

Total  number  taking  special  unclassified  work 5 

CLASSES 


Taught  During  the  First  Half=year  (1896=7)  with  Number  of  Pupils 


in  Each. 

Elementary  Grammar  for  teachers 10 

Advanced  Grammar  for  teachers 24 

Geography  for  teachers 0 

Drill  in  Phonetics  and  Orthography — once  a week 40 

Forensic  Drill — once  a week 15 

General  departmental  discussion — once  a week • 40 

Beginning  Arithmetic  for  teachers 7 

Advanced  Arithmetic  for  teachers 25 

Begining  Algebra  for  teachers 13 

Advanced  Algebra  for  teachers 14 

United  States  History 20 

Drill  in  penmanship — once  a week 40 

CLASSES 


Taught  During  the  Second  Half=year,  with  Number  of  Pupils  in 


Each. 

Educational  Psychology 25 

History  of  Education.  . > 4 

Advanced  Grammar  for  teachers — 10  weeks • 19 

Composition — 10  weeks 22 

Pedagogy  drill — 10  weeks 24 

Drill  class  in  Grammar  for  teachers — 10  week — twice  a week 20 

Drill  class  in  Composition  for  teachers — 10  weeks — three  times  a week  12 

Second  ten  weeks’  Pedagogy  drill 38 

Advanced  Arithmetic  for  teachers 18 

Civics- -10  weeks 30 

Civics — second  10  weeks 24 

United  States  History — 10  weeks 23 

Advanced  Algebra  for  teachers 15 

Beginning  Algebra 30 

Higher  Algebra  for  teachers 39 

Beginning  Arithmetic 20 

Kentucky  History — 10  weeks.  41 

Geography — 10  weeks 


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A.  AND  M.  college:  OF  KENTUCKY. 


Physiology— first  10  weeks 25 

Physiology — second  10  weeks 6 

English  literature 25 

Plane  Geometry 6 


EXPLANATORY. 

The  County  Certificate  Course^  which  includes  a review  of 
all  the  common  school  branches  and  a thorough  drill  in  the  the- 
ory and  practice  of  teaching,  and  the  object  of  which  is  to  pre- 
pare students  for  passing  successfully  a county  examination. 

The  State  Certificate  Course,  which  includes  the  four  ad- 
vanced branches  of  English  literature,  higher  arithmetic,  psy- 
chology and  algebra. 

The  State  Diploma  Course,  which  includes,  in  addition  to  the 
four  branches  just  mentioned,  elementary  physics,  elementary 
Latin  and  plane  geometry. 

The  Professio7ial  Course  leads  to  the  professional  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Pedagogy.  This  course  is  almost  identical  with  the 
Scientific  Course,  except  that  Latin  and  pedagogy  have  been 
substituted  for  the  modern  languages  other  than  English. 

It  will  be  seen  that  these  courses  provide  for  the  thorough 
preparation  of  teachers,  and  those  who  look  forward  to  teaching, 
according  to  the  laws  recently  passed,  affording  teachers  in  the 
State  wider  opportunities  in  the  matter  of  the  certification.  - It 
is  hoped  that  the  Normal  Department  may  be  able  to  provide  for 
the  thorough  training  of  the  State’s  teachers  in  everything  that 
the  State  requires  to  be  taught  in  the  public  schools.  In  the 
courses,  as  laid  down,  a student  can  fit  himself  or  herself  for 
securing  any  grade  of  certificate,  from  the  lowest  grade  county 
certificate  to  a State  diploma;  and  in  addition,  in  the  four  years’ 
professional  course,  can  prepare  for  teaching  in  any  grade  of  High 
School  or  College.  It  is  hoped  that  every  means  may  be  used  to 
bring  the  work  of  this  department  to  the  attention  of  all  young 
men  and  women  over  the  State  that  are  wanting  to  fit  themselves 
for  the  high  service  of  teaching. 


A.  AND  M.  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKY.  45 

FIRST  THREE  MONTHS  OF  1897=8. 

Number  of  applications  for  admission  to  Department  to  date 54 

Number  of  pupils  matriculated  to  date 48 

Number  of  males 19 

Number  of  females  . 29 

Number  matriculated  in  the  four-years  college  professional  course 12 

Number  matriculated  in  the  county  certificate  course 31 

Number  matriculated  in  special  work 5 

Number  in  teacher’s  grammar 30 

Number  in  teacher’s  geography 13 

Number  in  teacher’s  physiology 11 

Number  in  United  States  history 29 

Number  in  teacher’s  advanced  arithemetic 29 

Nnmber  in  teacher’s  advanced  algebra 9 

Number  in  teacher’s  beginning  algebra 3 

Number  in  methodology 3 

Respectfully  submitted, 

R.  N.  Roark,  Deaii. 


CIVIL  ENGINEERING. 


Lexington,  Ky.  , Dec.  i,  1897. 

President  James  K.  Patterson,  State  College  of  Kentucky,  Lexington,  KyS^ 

Dear  Sir:  I have  the  honor  of  submitting  to  you  a state- 
ment of  the  present  condition  of  the  School  of  Civil  Engineering 
in  the  State  College  of  Kentucky.  For  reasons  which  need  not 
be  here  recounted,  a change  in  management  of  this  department 
was  made  at  the  beginning  of  the  current  school  year,  and  hence 
no  detailed  description  of  methods  and  results  of  the  last  two 
years  can  be  given. 

The  enrollment  in  the  School  of  Civil  Engineering  this  year 
is  twenty-one  (21)  as  follows:  Senior  Class,  one  (i);  Junior 
Class,  four  (4);  Sophomore  Class,  four  (4),  and  Freshman  Class, 
twelve  (12).  Of  this  number  sixteen  are  pursuing  studies  in 
this  department  this  year  for  the  first  time.  Instruction  is  also 
given  to  students  of  the  School  of  Mechanical  Engineering,  to 
the  number  of  forty-one  (41),  in  Hydraulics,  Graphic  Statics, 
Analytical  Mechanics  and  Surveying. 

The  School  of  Civil  Engineering  occupies  the  scond  floor  of 
Mechanical  Hall  and  has  in  its  equipment  of  field  instruments  : 
One  plane-table  (by  Kruffel  and  Esser),  one  level  (by  Gurley), 
one  compass  (by  Gurley),  one  solar  attachment  to  the  transit 
(by  Saegmuller) , one  transit  (by  Heller  and  Brightley),  on  tran- 
sit (by  Ware),  one  transit  (by  Kruffel  and  Esser)  and  one 
transit  (by  Buff  and  Berger),  the  last  three  having  been  procured 
since  September  last  ; besides  the  minor  assessories  of  a survey- 
ing outfit  for  a class  of  about  fifteen.  The  drafting  rooms  have 
a supply  of  drawing  boards, T-squares,  verniers,  protractors,  com- 
puting machines  and  other  necessities  commensurate  with  the 
present  needs. 


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It  is  proposed  to  give  students  in  this  school  a broad  founda- 
tion of  knowledge  of  the  principles  upon  which  a civil  engineer- 
ing education  must  depend,  and  enough  of  skill  in  the  use  of 
drafting  and  field  instruments  to  prepare  the  graduate  for  imme- 
diate usefulness  as  an  assistant  engineer. 

If  the  attendance  in  the  immediate  future  be  a confirmation 
of  present  indications,  the  space  now  avaliable  for  this  school 
will  be  entirely  inadequate  to  the  demands  upon  it,  and  there 
seems  to  be  no  doubt  that  in  one  or  two  years  the  necessity  for 
an  addition  to  the  present  quarters  will  be  imperative. 

The  faculty  of  the  School  of  Civil  Engineering  is  given 
below  : 


History  and  Political  Economy . . 

Civil  Engineering 

English  Language  and  Literature 

Military  Science.  . 

Chemistry 

Mathematics  and  Astronomy 

Mechanical  Engineering. 

Geology. ........... 

Physics 

Descriptive  Geometry 

Electrical  Engineering 


President  Patterson 

Professor  Brooks,  Dean 

Professor  Shackleford 

Captain  Sweigert 

Professor  Kastle 

Professor  White 

Professor  Anderson 

Professor  Miller 

Professor  Pence 

Assistant  Professor  Wells 

Assistant  Professor  Sturtevant 


Yours  respectfully, 

John  P.  Brooks, 

Dean  of  the  School  of  Civil  Engineering 


MECHANICAL  ENGINEERING. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  December  4,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Patterson^  State  College  of  KenUicky^  Lexington,  Ky.: 

My  Dear  Sir  : In  compliance  with  your  request  I have 
the  honor  to  herewith  submit  to  you  a report  of  the  Department 
of  Mechanical  Engineering,  of  the  State  College  of  Kentucky, 
for  the  two  years  ending  June,  1897,  together  with  a brief  out- 
line of  the  improvements  made  during  the  beginning  of  the 
school  year  1897-98. 

Very  respectfully, 

F.  Paul  Anderson. 

K 

REPORT  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HECHANICAL  ENGINEERING 
DURING  THE  YEARS  1895=96  AND  iSpd-p?- 

Ever  since  the  establishment  of  the  Department  of  Mechani- 
cal Engineering,  June,  1891,  there  has  been  a very  marked  in- 
crease in  the  number  of  matriculates  pursuing  this  special  line 
of  technical  work.  During  the  year  1895-96  instruction  was 
given  to  thirty-six  matriculates  in  the  Department  of  Mechanical 
Engineering,  in  the  College  proper,  distributed  as  follows:  Four 
Seniors,  twelve  Juniors,  ten  Sophomores  and  ten  Freshmen. 

In  June,  1896,  we  graduated  four  men,  with  thesis  as  follows: 
“Design  of  a Triple  Expansion  Marine  Engine,”  by  D.  M. 
Case;  “Design  of  a Cross  Compound  Vertical  Engine,”  by  H. 
Orman  ; “ Design  of  a Pair  of  Locomotive  Cylinders  and  Steph- 
enson’s Valve  Gear,”  by  E.  C.  McDowell,”  and  “ The  Design  of 
an  Automatic  Friction  Brake  for  Westinghouse  Compound  En- 
gine and  Complete  Set  of  Efficiency  Tests  of  Westinghouse 
Compound  Engine”  by  J.  I.  Lyle. 

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WOOD  SHOP— MECHANICAL  ENGINEERING, 


A.  AND  M.  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


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Twenty-five  students  from  other  courses  of  study  were  in- 
structed in  Drawing,  three  matriculates  in  the  Civil  Engineering 
course  and  four  special  students  were  given  instruction  i^n  the 
department,  making  a total  of  eighty-five  students  instructed  in 
technical  work. 

During  the  year  1896-97  fifty  students  matriculated  in  the 
Departments  of  Mechanical  Engineering,  distributed  as  follows; 
Eight  Seniors,  eight  Juniors,  twelve  Sophomores  and  twenty- 
two  Freshmen. 

In  June  1897  we  graduated  eight  men  from  the  department,  ' 
with  thesis  as  follows  : “ The  Design  of  an  Ice  Plant,”  by  T.  C. 
Kelly;  ” The  Design  of  a Surface  Condenser,  for  the  Hamilton- 
Corliss  Engine,  Running  the  Shops,”  by  S.  A.  Bullock;  ‘‘The 
Comparative  Study  of  Compound  Locomotives  on  American  and 
Continental  Railways,”  by  G.  F.  Blessing;  ‘‘An  Experimental 
Study  of  the  Holding  Power  of  Wood  Screws,”  by  W.  A.  Dun- 
can ; ‘‘The  Design  of  a Boiler  Feed  Pump,  with  New  Valve 
Gear,”  by  W.  H.  Collier;  ‘‘The  Design  of  a Modern  Boiler 
Plant  of  1,000  Horse  Power  Capacity,”  by  B.  W.  Duck;  ‘‘The 
Design  of  a Five-hundred  Pound  Steam  Hammer,”  by  H.  C. 
Anderson;  ‘‘The  Design  of  a Five-horse  Power  Gas  Engine,” 
by  S.  C.  DeBow. 

WORK  ACCOMPLISHED  IN  SHOPS. 

During  the  years  1895-6  and  1896-7,  the  following  pieces 
were  constructed  in  the  shops:  One  sensitive  drill,  four  speed 
lathes  and  the  running  gear  of  a locomotive  (one-half  size), 
mounted  on  a base  for  experimental  purposes.  All  these  de- 
signs were  made  by  students. 

SUCCESS  OF  GRADUATES. 

With  the  exception  of  one,  every  graduate  from  the  Mechan- 
ical Engineering  Department  since  1891,  is  holding  a responsible 
position  in  mechanical  engineering  work,  and  they  have  shown 
themselves  capable  of  competing  with  graduates  from  the  best 
technical  schools  in  this  country. 


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A BRIEF  OUTLINE  OF  THE  MECHANICAL  ENGINEERING  DE- 
PARTMENT. 

The  Faculty  of  Instruction  is  as  follows  : 

James  K.  Patterson,  Ph.  D.,  President,  Professor  of  History, 
Political  Economy  and  Metaphysics. 

P'.  Paul  Anderson,  M.  E. , Dean,  Professor  of  Mechanical 
Engineering. 

John  Shackleford,  A.  M.,  Professor  of  English  and  Logic. 

James  G.  White,  A.  M.,  Professor  of  Mathematics,  and  As- 
tronomy. 

J.  H.  Kastle,  Ph.  D.,  Professor  of  Chemistry. 

J.  P.  Brooks,  C.  E.,  Professor  of  Civil  Engineering. 

M.  L.  Pence,  M.  S.,  Professor  of  Physics. 

S.  M.  Swigert,  Captain  Second  Cavalry  U.  S.  A.,  Com- 
mandant. 

James  H.  Wells,  M.  E,,  Assistant  Professor  of  Mechanical 
Engineering. 

Chas.  R.'Sturdevant,  M.  E. , Assistant  Professor  of  Electrical 
Engineering. 

J.  R.  Johnson,  B.  M.  E. , Assistant  in  Shop-work  and  Drawing. 

S.  S.  DeBow,  B.  M.  E. , Assistant  in  Experimental  Engineer- 
ing Laboratory. 

Joseph  Dicker,  Assistant  in  Foundry  and  Forge  Shop. 

J.  E.  Saunders,  Engineer  and  Assistant  in  Wood  Shop. 

The  department  is  one  of  the  most  self-contained  departments 
in  the  institution,  most  of  the  studies  in  it  being  pursued  only 
by  matriculates  in  the  Mechanical  Engineering  Course.  These 
studies  are  distributed  through  the  four  collegiate  years.  The 
method  of  instruction  is  both  diadactic  and  practical,  the  class- 
room work,  to  which  the  morning  hours  are  devoted,  illustrat- 
ing the  latter  method. 

Technical  Instruction^  consisting  of  lectures,  accompanied  by 
recitations,  on  the  form  and  use  of  tools  and  machinery,  on  all 
processes  connected  with  the  making  of  castings,  on  forging, 
and  finally  on  modern  machine  shop  practice,  is  given  contin- 
uously during  the  first  two  years  of  the  course. 


A.  AND  M.  COLDEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


Mechanical  Drawing. — A study  extending  through  the  whole 
four  years’  course,  involves  the  free-hand  sketching  and  the 
drawing  to  scale  of  models,  machines,  etc.,  practice  in  tinting 
and  shading,  and  finally  the  working  out  of  complete  designs  of 
machines. 

In  the  shop  work,  carried  on  in  the  afternoon  during  the 
freshman  and  sophomore  years,  the  student  is  first  introduced  to 
the  wood  shop,  where,  by  a series  of  graded  exercises  in  bench- 
work,  wood  turning  and  pattern  making,  he  gains  facility  in  the 
use,of  tools,  and  a certain  degree  of  accuracy  in  construction. 
Thence  he  is  transferred  to  the  foundry,  where  he  is  given 
practice  in  the  various  operations  of  molding,  core  making,  and 
the  melting  of  iron  and  brass.  Work  in  the  forge  shop  follows, 
with  its  exercises  in  iron  and  steel  forging  ; and,  finally, 
with  skill  and  accuracy  improved  by  preceding  practice,  he  is 
placed  in  the  machine  shop  and  intrusted  to  the  conduct  of 
operations  in  screw  cutting,  turning,  drilling,  planing  and  the 
milling  of  iron  and  steel,  which  give  a high  degree  of  mechani- 
cal skill  and  constructive  precision. 

hi  Descriptive  Geometry,  a Sophomore  study,  the  student  is 
trained  to  represent  graphically  in  space,  points,  lines,  surfaces, 
and  solids,  and  all  combinations  resulting  therefrom. 

Kinematics,  in  the  Junior  Year,  is  a study  of  “velocity 
ratios’’  and  the  various  mechanical  devices  involved  in  design- 
ing trains  of  mechanism. 

Metallurgy , a chemical  discussion  of  useful  metals. 

In  Strength  of  Materiah,  a Junior  study,  the  student  is  given 
both  a theoretical  and  practical  knowledge  of  the  behavior  of 
materials  under  stress. 

Nine  subjects  engage  the  attention  of  the  Mechanical  En- 
gineering student  during  his  Senior  Year.  These  are  : Ther- 
modynamics, Steam  Boilers,  Valve  Gearing,  Engine  and  Ma- 
chine Designing,  Experimental  Engineering,  Photography, 


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A.  AND  M.  CODDEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


Dynamo  Electric  Machinery,  Dynamometers,  and  Measurement 
of  Power,  and  finally  Thesis  Work. 

The  nature  of  most  of  these  may  be  inferred  from  the  names, 
but  for  a fuller  description  of  these  and  like  technical  studies, 
reference  is  made  to  the  catalogue. 

The  Thesis  Work  only  need  be  touched  upon  here.  The 
presentation  of  a satisfactory  thesis  upon  some  mechanical  en- 
gineering subject  is  a final  requisite  for  obtaining  the  degree  of 
B.  M.  E.  from  the  State  College,  This  thesis  is  upon  a subject 
assigned  by  the  Professor  of  Mechanical  Engineering,  and  must 
possess  features  of  originalit}^ 

EQUIPriENT  AND  FACILITIES. 

These  are  superior  to  anything  in  this  line  south  of  the 
Ohio  river.  The  accompanying  illustrations,  showing  exterior 
and  interior  views  of  Mechanical  Hall,  speak  for  themselves. 
But  an  enumeration  of  rooms  and  a brief  description  of  equip- 
ment may  not  be  superfluous. 

The  building  contains  three  recitation  rooms,  two  drawing 
rooms,  three  offices,  a wood  pattern  shop,  two  boiler  rooms,  wash 
room,  tool  room,  engine  room,  two  machine  shops,  blacksmith 
shop,  foundry  and  two  large  rooms  devoted  to  experimental 
engineering.  A first  class  technical  library  is  at  the  disposal 
of  the  students. 

The  Drawing  Rooms  are  well  supplied  with  the  drawing  ap- 
paratus and  tables  necessary  to  accommodate  one.  hundred 
students. 

The  Engine\Room  contains  a lo-inch  by  24-inch  Hamilton- 
Corliss  non-condensing  engine,  which  applies  the  motive  power 
for  all  the  work  shops. 

The  Wood  Shop  contains  twenty  benches,  each  with  a com- 
plete set  of  wood-working  tools  for  individual  student  use  ; be- 
sides a complete  general  equipment  of  wood-working  machines. 

The  Foimdry  contains  two  furnaces,  one  for  iron  and  the 


A.  AND  M.  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


5:} 

other  for  brass,  with  all  the  accompanying  moulding  equipment 

necessary  for  the  making  of  large  and  small  castings. 

\ 

The  Blacksmith  Shop  is  fitted  with  forges,  anvils,  vises,  black- 
smith tools,  emery  grinder,  steel  blower  and  povyer  spring  ham- 
mer. (The  latter  designed  and  made  by  students.) 

The  Machme  Shop  contains  lathes,  milling  machines,  shapers, 
drills,  planers,  grinders,  and  all  the  other  machines  and  appara- 
tus for  cutting,  drilling,  and  shaping  of  metal. 

The  Experimental  Laboratory , the  latest  superb  addition  to 
this  department,  is  supplied  with  steam  engines,  dynamos, 
motors,  testing  machines,  and  all  the  accompanying  steam-en- 
gine indicators,  brakes,  gauges,  planimeters,  calorimeters,  pyro- 
meters, cement  samples,  sieves,  and  other  instruments  and  ap- 
paratus necessary  for  discussing,  practically,  problems  relative  to 
Steam  and  Klectrical  Engineering. 

The  Tool  Room  is  equipped  with  a fine  assortment  of  superior 
tools  for  work  in  iron,  steel,  brass,  and  wood;  and  contains  such 
stock  and  supplies  as  may  be  used  in  the  constructions  in  the 
mechanical  laboratories. 

The  Wash-room  contains  lockers  for  100  students,  and  is  sup- 
plied with  marble  basins. 

The  Boiler  Houses  contain,  respectively,  a fifty-one  horse- 
power Babcock  & Wilcox  water-tube  boiler,  a Dean  Bros’  No. 
3 steam  pump,  and  a fifty-five  horse-power  tubular  boiler,  and  a 
Davidson  No.  3 steam-pump. 

OBJECTS  OF  THE  COURSE 

The  course  in  Mechanical  Engineering  is  largely  a technical 
one,  although  every  effort  is  made  to  give  the  students  in  this  line 
of  work  a liberal  education.  The  prime  object  is  to  prepare  young 
men  for  positions  of  responsibility  and  trust  in  mechanical  en- 
gineering work.  With  this  end  in  view  the  training  given  is 
both  theoretical  and  practical.  The  course  involves  three  sep- 
arate lines  of  work: 


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A.  AND  M.  COIvIvEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


1.  Mechanical  Engineer  mg — The  object  of  which  is  to  fit  men 
to  be  operators  and  designers  of  steam  machinery. 

2.  Chemical  Engineering. — Intended  especially  to  give  the 
knowledge  requisite  for  the  successful  operation  of  iron  and  steel 
plants,  and  the  analysis  of  iron,  steel,  coal,  and  refractory  sub- 
stances. 

3.  Electrical  Engineering. — In  which  the  theory,  design, 
building,  and  operation  of  dynamos  and  motors  are  predom- 
inant. 

These  three  lines  of  work  are  in  the  nature  of  elective  sub- 
courses, some  one  of  which  the  student  elects  to  pursue  after  the 
Sophomore  Year — and  all  lead  to  the  same  degree — that  of  B. 

M.  E. 

THE  OUTLOOK  FOR  1897=8. 

Extensive  additions  are  being  made  to  the  department,  along 
the  line  of  Electrical  Engineering.  The  building  formerly  used 
for  Veterinary  Science  has  been  set  aside  for  Photorqetric  and 
Magnetic  work. 

Professor  C.  R.  Sturdevant  has  been  added  to  the  teaching 
force  and  will  devote  his  energy  to  the  development  of  the  Elec- 
trical Engineering  side  of  the  course. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  fall  term  sixty-five  students  matricu- 
lated in  the  Mechanical  Engineering  course,  distributed  as  fol- 
lows: Post-Graduates,  one;  Seniors,  six;  Juniors,  eight;  Sopho- 
mores, twenty-four:  Freshmen,  twenty-five. 

From  the  steady  increase  since  the  establishment  of  the  de- 
partment we  can  reach  no  other  conclusion  than  that  the  instruc- 
tion in  Mechanical  Engineering  is  one  of  the  most  important 
features  of  the  State  College  work. 

RECO/Vl/VlEI\DATiON5. 

I respectfully  present  the  following  recommendations  for 
the  consideration  of  the  Board  of  Trustees: 

First,  That  a liberal  appropriation  be  made  for  Electrical 
Engineering  equipment. 


A.  AND  M.  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


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This  line  of  work  is  one  of  the  most  important  fields  of  en- 
gineering, and  I am  very  anxious  to  see  the  State  College  of 
Kentucky  equipped  in  such  a manner  that  our  Kentucky  boys 
can  get  as  thorough  a training  in  this  technical  course  as  can  be 
gotten  in  any  school  in  the  country. 

Second,  That  money  be  appropriated  for  a new  building,  to 
be  used  by  the  Mechanical,  Electrical  and  Civil  Engineering 
courses.  Our  present  building  is  taxed  to  the  utmost,  and  we 
are  very  much  in  need  of  more  room.  Our  attendance  has  in- 
creased so  steadily,  that  I believe  it  is  safe  to  assume  that  our 
numbers  will  continue  to  increase,  and  that  money  put  into  the 
engineering  courses  will  be  economically  expended. 

We  consider  the  engineering  courses  of  paramount  impor- 
tance in  the  State  College  of  Kentucky,  and  feel  that  these 
courses  will  do  more  for  the  material  development  of  the  State 
than  can  be  estimated. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

F.  Paul  Anderson, 

Dean  of  the  Sehool  of  Meehanical  Engmeeri^ig. 


MILITARY  DEPARTMENT. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  December  6,  1897. 
Pres.  James  K.  Pattei^sofi,  A.  & 31.  College  Kentucky.,  Lexhigto^i,  Ky. 

Dear  Sir:  I have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  report 
of  the  Military  Department  of  the  A.  & M.  College. 

Weather  permitting,  there  has  been  a daily  drill  five  times 
per  week;  during  the  winter,  lectures  were  delivered  on  Military 
subjects;  all  students  attending. 

The  cadet  battalion  consists  of  four  companies  of  infantry,  an 
artillery  detachment  and  a signal  detachment,  the  latter  com- 
posed of  those  students  who  are  unable  from  physical  disability 
to  perform  the  full  duties  of  a soldier. 

The  attendance  this  year  is  the  largest  since  I have  been  on 
duty  at  the  College. 

Very  respectfully, 

(Signed)  S.  M.  SwiGERT, 

Captain  Second  Calvary,  U.  A.  A. 


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ARTII.LERV. 


BATTALION, 


A.&  n.  COLLEGE. 


Lexington,  Ky.,  November  30,  1897. 
President  James  K.  Patterson^  State  College  of  Kentucky  ^ Lexington^  Ky.: 

Dear  Sir — In  compliance  with  your  request,  I have  the 
honor  to  submit  the  following  report  of  the  Academy  for  the  two 


scholastic  years,  1895-96  and  1896-97. 

Matriculation  for 1805-96  1896-07 

Number  matriculated 95  88 

“ of  males 72  68 

“ “ females 22  20 

“ “ former  matriculates 26  84 

“ “ new  “ 69  54 

“ “ counties  in  this  State  represented 34  88 

“ “ students  from  the  city  26  19 

“ “ “ “ Fayette  county 21  17 

“ “ “ “ other  parts  of  the  State 48  48 

“ “ “ “ other  States . 5 4 

‘‘  “ “ present  at  the  final  examination  . . 72  67 

Classification  for 1895-96  1896-97 

Number  of  first  year  students 66  47 

“ “ second  year  students 29  41 

“ “ scientific  students 44  41 

“ “ classic  students 24  27 

“ “ mechanical  engineering  students. 19  12 

“ “ civil  engineering  students 5 5 

“ “ normal  students 1 2 

“ “ agricultural  students 1 1 

“ “ veterinary  students 1 


In  1896-97  eight  Academy  students  had  each  two  College 
classes ; seven  Normal  and  twenty-two  College  students  had 
each  one  Academy  class.  The  instruction,  therefore,  given  in 


the  Academy  was  : 

Number  of  students  taught  in  four  daily  classes .80 

“ “ “ “ two  daily  classes 8 

“ “ “ “ one  daily  class ...29 

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A.  AND  M.  college:  OF  KENTUCKY. 


The  following  tabular  statements  show  in  concise  form  the 
classes  taught  by  each  instructor  and  the  results  obtained: 


1890-96  Classes. 


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If 

2; 


a 

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bo 


4j  (U 

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Instructor. 


English  Grammar  . . 
1st  Year  History.  . , . 
1st  Year  Algebra. . . . 
1st  Year  Arithmetic 


28 

20 

18 

18 


19.5 

19.3 

14^8 


19 

18 


12 


15 

If) 


W.  K.  Patterson. 
1st  term. 


Rhetoric 

Latin  Grammar 

Anabasis  and  Greek  Grammar. 

1st  Year  Arithmetic 

1st  Year  Algebra 


21 

3 

6 

24 

23 


16.9 
2.4 
5.0 

18.9 
18.3 


12 

1 

3 

8 

9 


J.  Lewis  Logan. 


Geography 

1st  Year  History  . . . . 
1st  Year  Arithmetic  . 
2nd  Year  Arithmetic 
1st  Year  Algebra  . . . 


20 

25 

22 

20 

28 

18 


16.5 

23.6 
18.3 
16.1 

25.0 

16.0 


13 

24 

14 

15 

25 

16 


8 

18 

7 

8 
17 
15 


J.  Morton  Davis. 
2nd  term. 


English  Grammar.  . . 
2nd  Year  Algebra.  . . . 
Physical  Geography. 

General  History 

1st  Year  Algebra 


23 

26 

19 

16 

21 


18.4 
20.7 

15.5 

14.6 
16.3 


15 

20 

15 

15 

15 


11 

13 

13 

13 


V.  E.  Muncy. 


Greek  Grammar . 
Latin  Grammar.  . 
Caesar  and  Virgil 


4 

15 

8 


R.  L.  Blanton. 


Elementary  Physics 1 


21 


I 

19.6  I 19 

I 


16  M.  L.  Pence. 


Geography 


16  14.8  1 15 


15  j R.  N.  Roark. 

i 


Shop  Work. 


J.  R.  Johnson. 


The  Geography  and  History  taught  by  Prof.  Davis  formed 
one  class ; the  Geography  taught  by  Prof.  Roark  the  first 
term  and  the  History  taught  by  me  the  second  term  formed  one 


A.  AND  M.  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKY.  oO 

class;  the  Physical  Geography  and  the  General  History  formed  one 
class;  the  Second  Year  Arithmetic  and  the  Elementary  Physics 
formed  one  class;  and  the  Algebra  taught  by  me  the  first  term 
was  the  same  as  that  taught  by  Professor  Davis  the  second  term. 

Geography  and  United  States  History  formed  one  class;  Phy- 
sical Geography  and  General  History,  one;  the  two  Second  Year 
Arithmetic  classes  and  the  two  Physics  classes  formed  two'classes, 
the  one  having  Arithmetic  the  first  term  and  Physics  the  second, 
the  other.  Physics  the  first  term  and  Arithmetic  the  second. 


189(5-97  Classes 

Number  of  Terms 
Taught. 

"3 

(LI 

"o 

W 

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o 

H 

Average  Daily  At- 
ttndtince. 

^3 

d) 

a 

B 

«: 

lyi 

PC 

i_ 

<u 

B 

3 

^ umber  Passed. 

Instructor. 

Rhetoric 

2 

21 

10  0 

10 

10 

2d  Year  Algebra 

2 

18 

10.0 

17 

11 

W.  K.  Patterson. 

1st  Year  Algebra 

2 

21 

10.2 

13 

11 

Rhetoric 

Latin  Grammar,  17 

2 

25 

10  0 

18 

14 

Greek  Grammar,  1 

2 

18 

12  0 

11 

0 

J.  Lewis  Logan. 

1st  Year  Arithmetic 

2 

21 

17.7 

10 

12 

1st  Year  Algebra 

2 

27 

20.0 

10 

0 

English  Grammar 

2 

22 

15.0 

10 

() 

2d  Year  Algebra 

2 

18 

15.0 

14 

14 

1st  Year  Arithmetic 

2 

27 

20.0 

14 

5 

J.  Morton  Davis. 

2d  Year  Arithmetic 

1 

15 

14  0 

13 

8 

2d  Year  Arithmetic 

1 

17 

15.0 

15 

14 

English  Granimai^ ' 

1 2 

1 

25 

10  0 

18 

15 

Geography  

1 

30 

24.5 

24 

18 

L^nited  States  History 

1 

20 

21  .0 

18 

10 

Physical  Geography 

1 

20 

10,2 

10 

10 

V.  E.  Muncy. 

General  History 

1 

10 

18.1 

10 

15 

Elementary  Physics 

1 

18 

17.4 

18 

18 

Elementary  Physics 

1 

12 

i 1 1 . 3 

12 

0 

Greek  Grammar 

2 

8 

0,0 

3 

2 

Latin  Grammar 

2 

8 

0.0 

() 

0 

R.  L.  Blanton. 

Caesar  and  Virgil 

2 

15 

13.0 

14 

8 

Latin  Grammar 

2 

8 

0.0 

0 

5 

John  H.  Neville. 

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A.  AND  M.  COIvDBGE  OF  KENTUCKY. 


Geography  and  United  States  History  formed  one  class  ; 
Physical  Geography  and  General  History,  one  ; the  two  Second 
Year  Arithmetic  classes  and  the  two  Physics  classes  formed  two 
classes,  the  one  having  Arithmetic  the  first  term  and  Physics 
the  second  ; the  other.  Physics  the  first  term  and  Arithmetic  the 
second. 

All  classes  were  organized  at  the  beginning  of  each  year,  re- 
cited daily,  and  are  continued  to  the  end  of  the  year. 

Students  were  not  allowed  any  credit  for  days  on  which  they 
were  absent  from  recitation  for  whatever  cause,  unless  on  other 
duty  which  rendered  their  presence  at  the  recitation  impossible. 
Those,  however,  who  satisfactorily  accounted  to  the  President 
for  their  absence  had  the  privilege  of  making  good,  before  or 
after  recitation  hours,  the  class  work  gone  over  during  their  ab- 
sence. As  a rule  they  availed  themselves  of  the  privilege. 

In  addition  to  the  annual  report,  showing  the  scholarship  and 
giving  a summary  of  the  year’s  work,  monthly  reports  were 
mailed  to  the  parent  or  guardian  of  each  pupil,  entered  as  an 
Academy  student.  These  reports  gave  the  class  standing  for 
the  month,  the  merits  or  demerits  for  same,  and  the  number  of 
days  absent.  Respectfully, 

Walter  K.  Patterson, 
Principal  of  the  Academy. 


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